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BIOS SETUP
4.12 Change Supervisor Password
The BIOS setup will not be accessible unless you enter the correct password.
Select “Set Supervisor Password” and press <ENTER> key, the screen will display
the symbol “*” instead of characters entered. After the new password is entered,
retype the new password as prompted and press <ENTER> key. If the password
confirmation is incorrect, an error message appears. If the new password is entered
without error, press <ESC> key. The password is stored in NVRAM after BIOS
completes its cycle. Next time when booting the system, a password prompt will
appear if the password function is enabled.
4.13 Set User Password
When you select this function, a message appears at the center of the screen
“ENTER PASSWORD”.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press
<ENTER> key. Typing a password clears any previously entered password from
CMOS memory. Now the message changes to “CONFIRM PASSWORD”. Again,
type the password and press <ENTER> key. To abort the process at any time,
press <ESC> key.
In the Security Option item in the BIOS Features Setup screen select System or
Setup:
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System: Enter a password each time the system boots and whenever you
enter Setup.
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Setup: Enter a password whenever you enter Setup.
NOTE
: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password.
Then the password function is disabled.
4.14 Save & Exit Setup
This feature allows the changes to be made to the CMOS setup to be saved. The
system will resume booting after a successful save.
4.15 Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value change without saving.